Game Info
Year
2015
Players
2-6
Age
10+
Playtime
90 min
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Description
Stock market trading game where players buy sell and trade shares in companies to accumulate wealth
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Rolling Dice & Taking Names Top List at 21:08 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
- Plays best with four players.
- Good production value.
- Simple rules, but a strategic puzzle.
- Can be enjoyed by those new to stock market games.
Cons
- Plays best with four players (boring with less).
- May be too light for experienced stock market gamers.
- Scoring might not be immediately grasped by those unfamiliar with stock concepts.
Thematic elements
- Growing and harvesting flowers to increase their value.
Comparison games
- Star Tycoon
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — On their turn, players can exchange a flower from their shed with one in the stock exchange row, or take a flower from the stock exchange and place it on the board as a bulb.
- Area Control — Players strategically place bulbs on the board, which bloom into flowers. Placement can influence adjacent areas and prevent others from completing sets.
- Market manipulation — Players place flowers on a value track, influencing their worth. The more flowers of a type harvested, the higher their value.
- Set Collection — Players collect flowers behind their shed, aiming to have the highest value collection at the end of the game.
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Quotes (from this video)
- this is a puzzle game for people I don't know I mean without the little tapping thing which I was so happy not to see so happy this is one of those programming games to help people solve puzzles
- if you like the original but now you want something that's maybe a little less tension or a little less stressful with a lot of replayability check out magic Maze tower
- this is a very light game strategy-wise I I think it could easily missed by players
- for me you know the game didn't really I like tense strategy card games so this game really did not resonate with me I wasn't really you know it didn't grasp me
- playing against a couple guys who play this game a lot they want to go to tournaments and stuff like that
- when you play against somebody that really knows what they're doing and then you realize how little that you know that you're doing sort of deal
- he goes I don't understand how to throw in this game there's a learning curve
- it gives you a whole appreciation of the person who's actually playing this game sitting in the pocket with somebody trying to take off your head and you're just trying to find the open guy downfield
- the game's cheating to be honest with you cuz he kept roughing my Kicker too
- all of his games he has in the store he sells below MSRP
- the bathroom is immaculate it smells great he keeps it clean and I know it's like Marty why are you bringing that up because we've all been in situations where the bathroom can make you s
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kovray Top 5 List at 3:16 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- clever flow and pricing mechanic
- hidden information payoff
- short playtime
Cons
- endgame crash adds chaotic element
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- end-of-game crash — end game represents a crash that can change winner
- hidden information with market prices — flowers hidden behind screens with market prices that go up based on harvests
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- umbrella is such a unique game
- The pace of this game is actually really nice
- it's pocket edition of the game it's called Trail Blazes
- this is such a beautifully packaged box
- rolling right you roll you pick some dice and then you scribble down what you picked up
- we are a huge fan of Roll and Rights
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UndeadVikingVideos Discussion at 2:55:32
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
none
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Gotta shoot for shoot for the moon if you miss you'll wind up with the Stars
- I don't know man I mean it's just like when somebody wants to like get all up in my uh area and and and like and like I said I'm trying to give him empathy and saying I understand you know you have a shitty day a lot of people are like probably all up in your uh uh business about it
- It's just like instead of you could just come up with so many real reasons why why that guy's just an idiot and what's my what's my expression I don't know what's your you have enough ammunition stop trying to load a knife into the chamber
- The convention hall was just so so let me let me ask for I'll ask you how did Saturday feel I didn't I didn't really see it much
- My favorite part of John Conan was this year my hug
- I I love and hate you all in equal my favorite Jenna my favorite line that I've used that I stole from you and I've used it dozens of times is I used to have a friend that look just like you
- I don't know he's got he said he's got a fever and he's got sore throat hopefully he hopefully it's mild
- I was like you know what you know you know what really chaps my ass I'm just G to say this right now this really chapped my ass and I I I realize this is political and I apologize for it and and I'm willing to let people say say what they want to say but you know I think that Donald Trump Trump is a complete and total [ __ ] [ __ ] and I think that JD Vance guy is a complete and total [ __ ] [ __ ] as well and there is in a world where I would vote for either of them I wouldn't put them in charge of a 25 cent pay toilet
- It's like you know like wrestlers who come out and just say you know what I was driving into Minneapolis Minnesota that's where we're from yeah just like he said the name we're in the city we're in it's just it's just and so what it does then is that it gives the people that like are are are gonna vote for them it gives them all of the like ammunition in the world to say those idiots blah blah blah couch jokes you know it's just like instead of you could just come up with so many real reasons why why that guy's just an idiot
- I mean you guys pay attention to me but nobody else wrong again SC okay by the way also Twitter I hate that site
- I mean you guys told everybody to f off and they did and now you're suing them because they like what world is this now I don't know if anything they did is illegal not not a lawyer yeah but uh I suspect they probably didn't really do anything illegal in my just observations I don't know they're like oh so much has come to light I'm like huh really
- So Scott we we really need to do that well I forgot what you sent me the the lifetime VIP oh lifetime badge didn't we try to do a lifetime v no we just need we just need Gen Con hot games room VIPs for life bch
- There's a lot of games those see did anyone see the game it was there just demo I think um String Theory I saw it yeah that thing looks ridiculous it's basically there are it's they're hex tiles with these like spools on them I see it and you get actual string and you string together uh all these conspiracy theories
- I was like I'm not gonna play it probably so oh the big bucks yeah it was it was a definitely like i i i i i 50 bucks for a car I hesitate to say this it's a steep hill I hesitate to say this if if I had seen Ted there I would have tried tooo him first TR trade yeah and then I would have felt bad about like I don't know just you would have got over it
- I mean you know when I think about it the booth that was ridiculous for us from my my booth they had so many games at the end of the C they had to pack back up and take home
- I mean you know it's like oh yeah we you know we offered to pay more we offered this with that and just like yeah nothing you can do like you'd think there was only one convention in America it's crazy
- I mean you know it's like oh I I I I I I 50 bucks for a car I hesitate to say this it's a steep hill I hesitate to say this if if I had seen Ted there I would have tried tooo him first TR trade yeah and then I would have felt bad about like I don't know just you would have got over it
- People are still going to get really really sick from it and people are going to get really are going to you know die from it as well right but it is one of the nice things about viruses is that you know viruses are with us forever is that they do you know as they mutate and change and whatever you know our bodies adapt and and and grow more used to fighting it because you're just get exposed to it you get exposed to it you get exposed to it just except when long Co would hit you w you know you're believe everything you read
- they're hex tiles with these like spools on them
- you get actual string and you string together all these conspiracy theories
- sold out every day fairly quickly
- how's your hand he's like it really started to cramp up
- The Cat In The Box hat they had in the booth 50 bucks
- it's a really good game
- it's so good brilliant
- You're gonna be sad you passed on that
- perfect game for me
- it's a meaningful ending apparently
- and then you can start over with different characters different race different um class tons of classes tons of races tons of quests
- was landmarks one of the very few games I did play was things in ring
- if you don't advertise with me f off
- I will not be blackmailed with money but I will be blackmailed with chocolats
- there's a lot of dark chocolate
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Board Gaming Ramblings Other at 12:55 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative
Pros
- Short game
- Best thing about this game is the name
Cons
- Worst stock game ever played
- Game is not fun
- Everything you do feels uninteresting
- The choices felt really meh
- Not interesting enough to keep at all
- Don't recommend you get it
Thematic elements
- Stock market
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Set Collection — Trying to match stocks.
- stock market simulation — Making the stock match the stock market.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We have like nine games and I think all of them we never played before.
- This is the worst legacy game I've ever played.
- This is the worst stock game I've ever played. The best thing about this game is the name.
- We called eight of them. That's good. And we kept the smallest one.
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Review at 0:07 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Simple and elegant gameplay
- Clever combination of mechanics
- Pleasant surprise for reviewers
- Accessible strategy for various ages
- Fun and tactile artwork
- Unique market crash mechanic
Cons
- Sat on the shelf of shame longer than it needed to
- The pun in the name might not appeal to everyone
Thematic elements
- Flowers
- Stock exchange
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- action selection — On their turn, players choose two actions from options like swapping flowers or placing them on the board.
- Market manipulation — Players can influence the value of flowers by placing them on the board and surrounding them.
- player powers — Players receive extra action tokens to take additional actions or a special refresh action.
- Set Collection — Players collect sets of flowers, aiming to surround clusters of the same type on the board.
- Stock market — Players invest in flowers, trying to increase their value and profit, with a market crash mechanic at the end.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Oh my gosh I thought the way that the game ended just that value track where where it meets together and the game's over is really interesting
- It seems disjointed but in the world of flower specifically it worked out perfectly is you're planting these things and then it kind of makes them stronger because people are buying them or whatever I like that a lot
- I thought this game was simple and it was it was simple and elegant and I was pleasantly surprised
- Shame on me because I as soon as we I read the r book I was like this is immediately clear it sounds really fun
- This is going to be one of those games that we can bust out on a regular basis the whole family can play this and and get it involved and have a good time with it
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Brains On Games Review at 0:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Striking, unique artwork: photos of origami-style paper-crafted flowers that feel tactile and charming
- Dual-layer design: combines a market/economics puzzle with a spatial, go-like garden puzzle for depth
- Accessible for families: supports 2–5 players, recommended for ages 10 and up, with a concise playtime
- Compact footprint and solid component quality; visually appealing on the table
Cons
- Storage can be fiddly: the small bags provided were considered too small to neatly contain all components
- A touch of randomness at setup: initial draws from the bag can influence early options, though strategic play mitigates this
Thematic elements
- Asset valuation and market dynamics layered onto a botanical puzzle; strategic timing and grouping influence values
- A garden-themed asset market where flowers act as tradable tokens and the board represents both a cultivation space and a marketplace
- instructional with live demonstration and strategic commentary, blending rule exposition with playthrough insights
Comparison games
- Power Plants
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Grouping and surrounding flowers on the garden board determines which groups are harvested and moved to the market path, affecting values.
- Bulb-to-flower transformation — Bulbs placed on the garden become flowers (plants) after placement, introducing a timing puzzle about when they mature.
- End Game Bonuses — At game end, the highest-value flower busts (its value is halved), shifting scoring and rewarding diversification.
- Endgame bust mechanic — At game end, the highest-value flower busts (its value is halved), shifting scoring and rewarding diversification.
- Go-like area control on the garden board — Grouping and surrounding flowers on the garden board determines which groups are harvested and moved to the market path, affecting values.
- Market Pricing/Manipulation — Players manage a portfolio of flowers, aiming to raise the value of their holdings through placement decisions and exchanges.
- Portfolio management and market manipulation — Players manage a portfolio of flowers, aiming to raise the value of their holdings through placement decisions and exchanges.
- Tile Placement — Players place bulbs that flip to flowers on the garden board, and they transfer flowers between their portfolio and the garden or stock exchange.
- Tile/asset placement — Players place bulbs that flip to flowers on the garden board, and they transfer flowers between their portfolio and the garden or stock exchange.
- Two-action turns — On a turn, a player may perform any two actions, choosing either two different actions or repeating the same action twice.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- Stock Exchange is at the heavy end of light. It's the rules are simple, but the strategic complexity is there in this game.
- The artwork here are photographs of paper craft flowers.
- It's almost like you're playing go on the other side.
- I really like this game.
- The combination of manipulating the market and this visual puzzle where you're playing go on the other side, I think that's fantastic.
- What a fun time we had with this game.
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